Medication taking in people with hip and knee osteoarthritis: An analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

Smith, Toby; Kemp, Andrew H.; Twigg, Michael

doi:10.1002/msc.1359

Musculoskeletal Care

2018

DOI: 10.1002/msc.1359

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Medication taking in people with hip and knee osteoarthritis: An analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

Toby Smith

Andrew H. Kemp

Michael Twigg

Abstract: The study identified predictors for medication taking in individuals with hip and/or knee OA. Strategies are now warranted to provide better support to these individuals, to improve health and well-being for this long-term, disabling condition.

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Patterns of pain medication usage and self-reported pain in older Irish adults with osteoarthritis: A latent class analysis of data from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing

French,

Cunningham,

Bennett

et al. 2024

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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Background This study aimed to identify and describe links between pain medication use and self-reported pain among people aged ≥ 50 years with osteoarthritis (OA) in an Irish population, and to examine the relationships between pain, medication usage and socioeconomic and clinical characteristics. Methods Secondary data analysis of wave 1 cross-sectional data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) was undertaken of 1042 people with self-reported doctor-diagnosed OA. We examined use of medications typically included in OA clinical guidelines, including non-opioid analgesics (e.g. paracetamol), topical and oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), opioids and nutraceuticals. Latent Class Analysis (LCA) was used to identify underlying clinical subgroups based on medication usage patterns, and self-reported pain severity. Multinomial logistic regression was used to explore sociodemographic and clinical characteristic links to latent class membership. Results A total of 358 (34.4%) of the 1042 people in this analysis were taking pain medications including oral NSAIDs (17.5%), analgesics (11.4%) and opioids (8.7%). Nutraceutical (glucosamine/chondroitin) use was reported by 8.6% and topical NSAID use reported by 1.4%. Three latent classes were identified: (1) Low medication use/no pain ( n = 382, 37%), (2) low medication use/moderate pain ( n = 523, 50%) and (3) moderate medication use/high pain ( n = 137, 13%). Poorer self-rated health and greater sleep disturbance were associated with classes 2 and 3; depressive symptoms and female gender were associated with class 2, and retirement associated with class 3. Conclusions Whilst pain medication use varied with pain severity, different medication types reported broadly aligned with OA guidelines. The two subgroups exhibiting higher pain levels demonstrated poorer self-rated health and greater sleep disturbance. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12891-024-07854-8.

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Patterns of pain medication usage and self-reported pain in older Irish adults with osteoarthritis: A latent class analysis of data from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing

French,

Cunningham,

Bennett

et al. 2024

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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Medication taking in people with hip and knee osteoarthritis: An analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

Abstract: The study identified predictors for medication taking in individuals with hip and/or knee OA. Strategies are now warranted to provide better support to these individuals, to improve health and well-being for this long-term, disabling condition.

Cited by 1 publication

References 30 publications

Patterns of pain medication usage and self-reported pain in older Irish adults with osteoarthritis: A latent class analysis of data from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing

Patterns of pain medication usage and self-reported pain in older Irish adults with osteoarthritis: A latent class analysis of data from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing

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